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Real Estate

Cedar Surrounds

Classic is the word for this log home nestled on three acres in New Marlborough. The house features massive log construction with exposed beams, wood walls and hardwood floors. The living room has a huge stone fireplace and many windows, and the kitchen has cherry cabinets. The dining room has

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Real Estate

By The Stream

This cabin in Millerton is located on 2.9 acres of woodlands overlooking a roaring brook. The open floor plan house has a kitchen that opens to the dining room and the living room with a fireplace. Both the living room and dining room have access to the large porch

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Food

The CIA Takes "Special Culinary Event" To The Next Level

Photos courtesy of The Culinary Institute of America. By Lisa Green Somewhere on our “reasons why we love the Rural Intelligence region” you’ll find this: the famed Culinary Institute of Institute of America is right in our own back yard in Hyde Park, New York. The CIA may set

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Style

Matt McGhee: 40 Years of Christmas Treasures

By Jamie Larson In 1976 Matt McGhee opened his first shop in Greenwich Village selling oriental decorative pieces. That Christmas, however, it was his traditional tree ornaments that captured the imagination of holiday shoppers. Now, 40 years later and relocated to Hudson New York, McGhee’s shop (it too called

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Food

Recipe: Cider Vinegar Chicken With Root Vegetables

One of our favorite events every summer is The Sylvia Center’s Farm-to-Table dinner, hosted by Great Performances in the fields of Katchkie Farm in Kinderhook, N.Y. The mission of The Sylvia Center is to inspire young people and their families to eat well through hands-on

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Style

The High-Performance Home, Part 3: The Rainscreen

Rona Easton and Lonn Combs of EASTON+COMBS, the award-winning architectural office based in New Marlborough, Mass. have allowed Rural Intelligence to look over their shoulders (and those of their client) throughout the construction process of a high-performance home going up right now. This is the second installment

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Community

The Rural We: Sal Lopes

Less than a year ago, master stylist Sal Lopes opened his Salvatore Anthony Hair Studio in New Preston, Conn. Like many in the Rural Intelligence area, Sal is still doing the city/country commute, but with a home in Cornwall Bridge and now his own studio open Thursdays through Saturdays,

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Parties

Festival of Trees 2016: Berkshire Museum Goes Full Glamour

Amy Krzanik reports from Pittsfield. If you roll out the red carpet, the stars will come. All the big names were out on South Street on Friday, Nov. 18 as Berkshire Museum opened its 2016 Festival of Trees with an annual preview party. Now Playing, this year’s movie-themed

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Real Estate

Artfully Crafted

This single-story Stanfordville home incorporates the Arts and Crafts-style cedar clapboard siding and the long, low eaves reminiscent of Frank Lloyd Wright's designs. The entry porch leads to a foyer and large living room, with a library and dining room on either side and an eat-

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Master Work

Frank Lloyd Wright meets the 21st century at this contemporary home in Stanfordville with a hipped roof, wide eaves, and fine craftsmanship. The house is nestled on five wooded acres and was designed with energy efficiency in mind. With three bedrooms and two-and-a-half bathrooms, there is a

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True Mid-Century

In Stanfordville, this mid-century modern was designed by an associate of Frank Lloyd Wright and is a classic example of the American architecture style. The residence was built in 1954 and integrates its interior and exterior living areas with the use of glass, stone and wood. A stone-walled

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Architecturally Inspired

Architect designed, Frank Lloyd Wright inspired, mountain lodge-style home in Egremont

By Lisa Green